Synonyms for Essence
ˈɛs ənsessence

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.2 / 5 votes

1. essencenoun

   Synonyms:
   being, nature, substance

   Antonyms:
   attribute, attribute, property, quality

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. essence

   Synonyms:
   being, life, entity, nature, substance

   Antonyms:
   accident, property, additament, garb, clothing, surroundings

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-grittynoun

   the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

   "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

   Synonyms:
   affection, summation, warmness, sum of money, sum total, means, affectionateness, substance, center of attention, center field, content, nucleus, plaza, meaning, meat, bone marrow, centre, burden, stub, center, tenderness, snapper, core, totality, marrow, heart and soul, sum, fondness, total, nerve, core group, internality, marrow squash, nerve center, shopping center, aggregate, nub, join, kernel, nitty-gritty, union, spirit, centerfield, gist, warmheartedness, nerve centre, inwardness, centre of attention, pith, heart, shopping mall, nubble, bosom, mall, essence, ticker, message, pump, magnetic core, effect, mettle, shopping centre, perfume, spunk, philia, subject matter, amount of money, midpoint, vegetable marrow, eye, amount, middle

2. essencenoun

   any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted

   Synonyms:
   nitty-gritty, meat, core, inwardness, sum, gist, heart and soul, effect, substance, nub, center, burden, centre, kernel, heart, perfume, marrow, pith

3. effect, essence, burden, core, gistnoun

   the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

   Synonyms:
   substance, loading, perfume, meat, centre, burden, center, consequence, core, marrow, load, sum, impression, event, heart and soul, core group, upshot, effect, nub, kernel, nitty-gritty, gist, inwardness, pith, heart, nucleus, onus, essence, magnetic core, outcome, encumbrance, issue, force, incumbrance, result

4. perfume, essencenoun

   a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor

   Synonyms:
   nitty-gritty, meat, core, essence, sum, gist, heart and soul, effect, substance, nub, center, burden, inwardness, kernel, fragrance, aroma, heart, perfume, scent, centre, marrow, pith

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1. • Meaning
   • Substance
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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. essencenoun

   Synonyms:
   nature, substance, quintessence, essential part

2. essencenoun

   Synonyms:
   extract, volatile part, rectified portion

3. essencenoun

   Synonyms:
   odor, perfume, scent

4. essencenoun

   Synonyms:
   being, existence, entity

5. essenceverb

   Synonyms:
   perfume, scent, odor

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "essence":

   substance, gasoline, quintessence, petrol, gist, heart, crux, nature, gas, core, essential, thrust, spirit, fuel

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ESSENCE

   Synonyms:
   Efficacy & Safety of Subcutaneous Enoxaparin in Non-Q-wave Coronary Events

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How to use Essence in a sentence?

1. Aloo Denish:

   The beauty of nature is not to be conquered, but to be cherished; for it is a fragile gift that sustains us all. Let us be mindful stewards of the Earth, let us be vigilant guardians of nature, let us be the conductors of environmental conservation and the architects of her restoration; for the preservation of nature is the preservation of our very essence.

2. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Love is the light and source of life, and happiness is the delight and essence of life.

3. The ECB chief economist:

   It is true that it is a stressful situation, i'm not going to discuss how long this will go on. Verbal discipline is of the essence in crisis times.

4. Ron Hosko:

   This in an incredibly high stakes, high-wire act, timing is of the essence, but being right is absolutely critical. Comey must be the one to make the case that the law has been broken and a prosecution is recommended.

5. Carl R. Rogers:

   The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it.